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- Title
The Self, Health, and Depression in Elderly Women.
- Authors
Heidrich, Susan
- Abstract
A short term, longitudinal, survey study was conducted to examine relationships among actual and ideal self conceptions, physical health, and depression in 149 community-dwelling elderly women Two theoretical perspectives regarding the self were compared, women's self-development and lifespan developmental theory As predicted by theories of women's development, relationships with others emerged as a salient aspect of the self in elderly women Regression analyses indicated that actual and Meat self conceptions were predicted by depression, but not generally by physical health status Thus physical health problems were not global in their effects on the various dimensions of the self in elderly women but depression was
- Subjects
OLDER women; MENTAL depression; SELF-perception; MENTAL health
- Publication
Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1994, Vol 16, Issue 5, p544
- ISSN
0193-9459
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/019394599401600507